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By Theolin Tembo, Nomalanga Tshuma 
2h ago
Cape Town – The city and police have asked Cape Town residents to avoid the area around Brackenfell High School on Friday ahead of the EFF-planned protest.
The City of Cape Town and SAPS called on all residents and groups, except parents bringing their children to school, to avoid the area as it will make it easier for the police to effectively manage the planned EFF protest.
“The permission is limited to the participation of 100 members of the EFF who have pledged not to interrupt the students or the matriculation exams, which has been accepted by the Western Cape Superior Court Judge, Siraj Desai, as enough for the protest to proceed in terms of its ruling. “
Police have vowed to have a presence in the Brackenfell area on Friday.
According to the city of Cape Town, during a community meeting this week, it was reported that a comprehensive operational plan had been established between SAPS, Metropolitan Police, Law Enforcement and Traffic in conjunction with Community Police Forums (CPF ) relevant and the neighborhood guards (NHW).
“SAPS’s Law Enforcement plan includes the establishment of perimeters around the school and crowd management to protect students, teachers, and school property.
“The perimeter will help in terms of avoiding unnecessary conflicts and ensuring that only the number of people authorized to participate in the protest can deliver a memorandum,” the City said.
“As with other large protests, SAPS and metropolitan police video units will be present to record events and incidents, to assist SAPS in the prosecution of anyone involved in public violence.”
The City emphasized that it is critical that residents or groups do not attempt to escalate the conflict.
“Do not go around, unless you are a parent bringing a student to school.
“Parents are asked to adhere to requests communicated by the school regarding safety arrangements for Friday.
“The NHW and CPF community structures have been invited to play a constructive role in incident command that day, which will be coordinated through a mobile joint operations center,” the City said.
Brackenfell High School Principal JW Muller said school will continue as usual on Thursday and Friday. This comes after an SMS was allegedly sent to the students’ parents informing them that there would be no school on Friday.
Muller said: “School for us will continue according to the norm. In terms of safety and security, I think the government will take care of that on our behalf. “
Meanwhile, the Positive Action Campaign (PAC) is preparing to descend on the school on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, also in protest of alleged racial discrimination at the school.
Since the beginning of the week, the organization has been distributing flyers on social media detailing its planned protest rally.
The organization could not be reached for comment.
Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer also said she has scheduled a meeting with the EFF on Thursday to address the party’s concerns regarding Brackenfell High School.
“I have scheduled a meeting with the provincial EFF representatives on Thursday to discuss their concerns regarding the school, in an attempt to try to reach a proper understanding on the way forward.”
The City said any resident wishing to report emergencies that may arise during the protest can alert the City’s Emergency Communications Center at 107 from a landline or 021 480 7700 from a cell phone.
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